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Groat 'with Lion' - William II of Avesnes
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1339-1343 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a bold rampant lion facing left, rendered in high relief in the Gothic heraldic style characteristic of Hainaut coinage. The lion is set within a cusped or lobate inner circle formed by an ornate Gothic architectural frame composed of alternating trefoil and quatrefoil motifs. The surrounding border is further decorated with rosettes and stylized floral ornaments within segmented roundels. The outer legend reads MONETA VALENCIE (Coinage of Valenciennes), referencing the mint city, rendered in Gothic majuscule letters. The overall design exhibits the refined decorative vocabulary typical of mid-14th-century Low Countries silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | MOnETA × VALEnC (Translation: Coinage of Valenciennes) |
| Reverse description | Central design features a plain double-beaded circle enclosing a long cross pattee with a small roundel at its centre, dividing the inner field into four equal quarters. Between the arms of the cross and within the inner circle, the legend HANONIE COMES (Count of Hainaut) is distributed in Gothic majuscule script. The outer legend, separated from the inner by a beaded border, carries the devotional inscription BENEDICTVM SIT NOMEN DOMINI NOSTRI DEI IESV CHRISTI (Blessed be the name of our Lord God Jesus Christ), punctuated by trefoil stops. The lettering is executed in the Gothic blackletter style standard for Flemish and Hainaut gros of the period. |
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